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To: vladimir998
Revisionist nonsense. The founders were no fans of the RCC, and the RCC was opposed to Enlightenment Republicanism.

Any fifth columnist who puts loyalty to a foreign clerical monarch over our Constitution has no business living here. That isn't "anti-Catholicism" that is the truth.

12 posted on 02/02/2012 7:54:45 PM PST by Clemenza ("History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil governm)
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To: Clemenza

You are correct sir.

The “Founders” established a Republican form of government. Not a Democracy. Democracies have a history of short life and violent end.

They were certainly Anti-Monarch. The battle cry was no King but Jesus. (No mention of a Pope)

The Loyalists were often Catholics.

Now, they did set the nation up with freedom of religion, and prohibited an establishment of a State Religion.

It is a sad state of affairs today, but there are some who still would defend the “divine right of Kings” (nonsense indeed) and a Monarchy as an acceptable form of government.

It is my opinion that this article is only posted to inflame others and divide us in our take of stopping the Commie assault we are under.


13 posted on 02/02/2012 8:10:28 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Clemenza

From what I can find, the only signer of the Declaration of Independence was Charles Carroll of Carrollton Maryland.

“He was elected to the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and remained a delegate until 1778. He arrived too late to vote in favor of it, but was able to sign the Declaration of Independence.”


16 posted on 02/02/2012 8:15:43 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Clemenza

The revisionist nonsense is that which is taught in public schools & peddled by the likes of David Barton, which has erased all Catholic influence in American history.


17 posted on 02/02/2012 8:18:03 PM PST by surroundedbyblue (Live the message of Fatima - pray & do penance!)
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To: Clemenza
I can see by your using of the initials of RCC that you might be unaware that there are at least 22 different rites in the Catholic Church. You might want to check the facts in these links. No Catholic would EVER call the Catholic Church the RCC.

The Rites of the Catholic Church [Catholic Caucus]
One and Many Churches (origins of the Church)
THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -- There are many!
(Cardinal) Newman on Rites and Ceremonies

47 posted on 02/02/2012 10:07:03 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Clemenza
Any fifth columnist who puts loyalty to a foreign clerical monarch over our Constitution has no business living here

Are you assuming the principles of the Catholic Church contradict the American principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence? I do not believe you could demonstrate a contradiction. Nor do I think you can demonstrate the The Roman Catholic Church opposed Enlightenment Republicanism.

63 posted on 02/03/2012 12:59:39 AM PST by ALPAPilot
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To: Clemenza
Any fifth columnist who puts loyalty to a foreign clerical monarch over our Constitution has no business living here. That isn't "anti-Catholicism" that is the truth.

Wow. So should Zionists move away too? How do you propose to enforce this?

75 posted on 02/03/2012 4:52:54 AM PST by Hacksaw
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